Neftekhimik faces CSKA shooting for record 9th straight win!
They’re the team of the hour and are concluding a 4-game homestand against league-leading CSKA, which will conclude its 4-game road trip looking to win its second in a row.
Ak Bars trails CSKA in the league-wide standings by just three points as they’ll face a Severstal club kicking off a 3-game homestand – and looking to end a dreadful 7-game losing streak.
Vityaz is back on track after a recent victory and concludes a 4-game homestand against visiting Torpedo, which just can’t seem to string too victories together with regularity. Meanwhile, Lokomotiv starts a 4-game homestand after winning 2 in a row on the road. They’ll welcome an Admiral team having a good season and looking to take a 2-game winning streak back with them as they conclude their current 4-game road trip.
17:00: Lokomotiv (12-12-0) vs. Admiral (13-10-1)
About the game
Lokomotiv is playing the 1st of four straight home games.
Admiral is playing the 4th of four straight road games.
Lokomotiv is coming into this contest on a 2-game winning streak.
Admiral is coming into this contest having won its last game.
Lokomotiv defeated Admiral earlier this season by an overtime score of 4-3.
Da Costa has points in 5 straight games, going 3-2-5 over that span.
Injury list
Lokomotiv: Staffan Kronwall
Admiral: Alexander Ugolnikov
Milestone alert
17:00: Neftekhimik (13-10-3) vs. CSKA (19-4-1)
About the game
Neftekhimik is playing the 4th of four straight home games.
CSKA is playing the 4th of four straight road games.
Neftekhimik is coming into this game on an 8-game winning streak.
CSKA is coming into this contest having won its last game.
CSKA defeated Neftekhimik earlier this season by an overtime score of 3-2.
With a win today, Neftekhimik would once again set a new club record for wins in a row.
Sorokin has played 87:40 straight minutes of KHL hockey without allowing a goal against.
Injury list
Neftekhimik: Rafael Bikmullin
CSKA: Sergei Andronov
17:00: Severstal (8-12-5) vs. Ak Bars (18-5-1)
About the game
Severstal is playing the 1st of three straight home games.
Ak Bars is playing the 2nd of two straight road games.
Severstal is coming into this game on a 7-game losing streak.
Ak Bars is coming into this contest having lost the last game.
Ak Bars defeated Severstal earlier this season 4-3.
Bilyalov has played an incredible 162:52 straight minutes of KHL hockey without allowing a goal against.
Injury list
Severstal: Yegor Yakovlev
Ak Bars: Vladimir Tkachyov, Dmitri Voronkov, Artyom Lukoyanov
17:00: Vityaz (15-5-4) vs. Torpedo (13-12-1)
About the game
Vityaz is playing the 4th of four straight home games.
Torpedo is playing the 2nd of three straight road games.
Vityaz is entering this contest coming off a recent victory.
Torpedo is entering this contest on a 2-game losing streak.
Torpedo beat Vityaz earlier this season by a score of 4-2.
Injury list
Vityaz: Danila Kvartalnov, Pavel Koltygin
Torpedo: Anton Volchenkov, Anders Lindback, Paul Szczechura
Milestone alert
Forward Yevgeni Artyukhin is hoping to collect his 100th career KHL point (currently at 99).
